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Kimball Founded in 1880 J.W. Kimball One of the chief railroad surveyors working in the area. Andover towns first name Renamed since a town in South Dakota was already called Andover

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Survival on the prairie – Worked together – Household chores – Farm work – Children: worked hard around the homestead each day Complete Helping at Home activity sheet – Set a goal to do 3 chores on sheet this week – Track progress in passport

We are half way through our trip! Time to fuel up the car Different types of food to fuel your body just as there is to fuel your car What are the types of gasoline? Do they cost the same? How are they different?

The move west – To buy farmland at reasonable prices

Farming for Pioneers – Horses/ oxen to power farm equipment – Farmer guided from behind or rode on the equipment – Very hard work – Ground: hadn’t been plowed before and prairie grasses were very deep

Planted – Corn, Wheat, and Oats Livestock – Pigs, cows, sheep, and chickens

Farming Today – Motorized tractors – Big machinery Plant – Corn, Wheat, and oats – Alfalfa, soybeans, sunflowers and flaxseed Livestock – Pigs, cows, sheep, and chickens – Geese, turkeys, and bison

Online Identify common crops and livestock found in South Dakota?

Take turns reading each fun fact

List 3 chores you will do this week.

It was fun touring the South Dakota Tractor Museum at Kimball and eating popcorn balls. My favorite part about the tractor museum was _________________ because ____________________________.